Date
Mar 12, 2024 - Mar 13, 2024
Country
Germany
Schedule
00:01 on March 12 to 23:59 on March 13
Workers
Cockpit crews (pilots and flight engineers)
Unions
Vereinigung Cockpit
Reason
Dispute over collective bargaining agreement regarding pilot pension schemes (shift from defined-benefit to capital market-based model) and working conditions at CityLine.
A 48-hour strike impacting passenger and cargo operations. By 11 a.m. on the first day, over 75% of short-haul and 70% of long-haul flights were cancelled. Lufthansa CityLine pilots participated only on the first day. The airline maintained over 50% of passenger schedules and over 80% of freighter flights using contingency measures.
Impact
majorAffected Airlines
Affected Airports